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Astragalus vexilliflexus E.Sheld.  
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesAstragalus vexilliflexus E.Sheld. 
BibliographyMinnesota Bot. Stud. 1: 21 (1894)
Native Rangew. & c. Canada to nw. & nc. USA
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatsandy grassland
Descriptiongrey setose, leaves 15-40mm, leaflets 7-13 pairs, elliptic, acute, 5-12mm, raceme lax, 5-10-flowered, flowers 5-8mm long, pod membranous, setose, oblong, 7-11mm long
Size5-10cm
Colorpurple, whitish yellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, sandy soil, sun
Propagationscarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAstragalus amphiodoxus Blank.
Astragalus pauciflorus Hook.
Homalobus amphiodoxus (Blank.) Rydb.
Homalobus vexilliflexus (E.Sheld.) Rydb.
Tragacantha pauciflora (Hook.) Kuntze
Territory7 Northern America
     71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia, SAS Saskatchewan)
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming)
     74 North-Central U.S.A. (NDA North Dakota, SDA South Dakota)
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